Solstice greetings!

by Steve, December 21st, 2008

Ice!

It just keeps coming

by Steve, December 20th, 2008

Ten p.m. drift

The snow so far

by Steve, December 20th, 2008

We got another inch or so last night, with the big blast still pending… 6-10″ predicted for the valley floor, over a foot for the gorge (and tons more for the mountains).

The snow so far

Mystery bug

by Steve, September 1st, 2008

Big bug - topAfter a delightful trip exploring the amphibious and bug life in Iowa, from the Devonian to the present, we came home to discover a big bug in our own back yard.

And I was just saying we don’t have nearly the richness of bug life in Oregon.

Pretty, pretty big. Beetle-like wing covers, fuzzy as a tarantula, with horns and bat wings.

A bunch of its body is missing, eaten by ants?

What the?!?? ID anybody?

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Crazy big bug

Smith and Bybee Wetlands

by Steve, July 20th, 2008

Smith and Bybee Wetlands

Smith and Bybee Wetlands

From an afternoon at Smith and Bybee Wetlands in North Portland.

Ft. Vancouver fireworks

by Steve, July 5th, 2008

Front-row seats — great view!

The opening act
The opening act: personal fireworks all across Vancouver.

Ft. Vancouver fireworks
I never photographed fireworks before, so I experimented with shutter speeds of 1/4 to 20 seconds. The photo above was a 20 second exposure, which shows the drift of the barge (lights in the lower left-hand corner of the frame).

The Ft. Vancouver firewors
The finale, shot at 1/6 second.

Portland Sunday Parkways

by Steve, June 22nd, 2008

Portland’s first Sunday Parkways event, which closed a six mile loop of North Portland streets to motor vehicle traffic, was a blast. Best of all, it was just a couple blocks from our house. We’re hoping this becomes a regular event!

O-ba-ma!

Sunday Parkways

Sunday Parkways

Iowa City storm

by Steve, June 14th, 2008

The University of Iowa called off sandbagging efforts today, as more rain fell and a coffer dam threatened to fail. Thousands of volunteers saved books from the Main Library.

From the Cedar Rapids Gazette, photos of a the latest storm over Iowa City:

Multnomah County Fair

by Steve, May 26th, 2008

Piglets

Bubbles

Llama

More fun at the St. Johns parade

by Steve, May 15th, 2008

There’s still some serious funkiness at the parade. Love the old trucks (I moved to Oregon from Iowa in a ’63 Chevy Step Van).

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